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Police to increase strength by 1500

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Police to increase strength by 1500

Cabinet has given approval for an increase in the manpower strength of both the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Fire Service. The announcement was made by Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee,...

Day Nine: Rescuers still to find missing ASL plane

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Day Nine: Rescuers still to find missing ASL plane

…resources permit continued search efforts Today makes the ninth day since the Air Services Limited (ASL) Britten Norman Islander went missing with 27-year-old Captain Nicky Persaud and...

Gloomy future for GuySuCo as low sugar prices forecast

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Gloomy future for GuySuCo as low sugar prices forecast

The news is getting gloomier for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). It is unlikely that the entity, the country’s largest employer, is going to turn a profit anytime soon. According to...

Sophia tragedy… Suspect surrenders, admitted to GPHC

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Sophia tragedy… Suspect surrenders, admitted to GPHC

The fear of dying from burns he sustained about his body after setting his estranged partner’s home on fire that killed the woman’s stepfather and injured several others, reportedly led...

Public education system not fully ready for inclusive, universal education – GTU President

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Public education system not fully ready for inclusive, universal education – GTU President

Infrastructural and other facilities will have to be given keen attention if the Ministry of Education, and Guyana by extension, is to truly boast of universal education at all levels. This...

Eyewitness tells a tale of murder

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Eyewitness tells a tale of murder

…Relatives accuse police of refusing to take action What was first through of as a motorcycle accident that led to the death of Vickram Sohan called ‘Robby’, 20; a cane cutter of Betsy Ground,...

Dem Minister getting more police security

Jan 06, 2015 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem Minister getting more police security

Whole of last year de police was busy running behind thief man. Who wasn’t running was trying fuh chase de criminals pun motor bike. Sometimes one set of police barely ketch a crook when de message...

Dynamic Airways is best thing for Guyana since GAC and Delta – says Capt Gerry Gouveia

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Dynamic Airways is best thing for Guyana since GAC and Delta – says Capt Gerry Gouveia

…10 delays, two cancellations later, company not out By: Zena Henry To say that Dynamic Airways’ delay woes will stop is not a statement one can unconsciously make in the aviation sector,...

Survivor wants stiffer penalties for hit and run drivers

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Survivor wants stiffer penalties for hit and run drivers

Lone accident survivor, Brian Aubrey Anthony Devine, remains in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, (GPHC). Devine was involved in a roadside accident at the wee hours...

South Africa v West Indies, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 4th day… Harmer, Steyn blow West Indies away

Jan 06, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on South Africa v West Indies, 3rd Test, Cape Town, 4th day… Harmer, Steyn blow West Indies away

ESPNcricinfo – South Africa were left needing 124 to win the third Test at Newlands and take the series 2-0 after a monumental West Indies collapse on the fourth day. West Indies’ last seven...

Guyanese dominate Bigi Broki Waka 5k, 10k races in Suriname

Jan 06, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyanese dominate Bigi Broki Waka 5k, 10k races in Suriname

Guyanese distance athletes dominated the twelfth edition of the Bigi Broki Waka 10km and 5km races over the Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge Sunday morning, digging deep to turn in some credible performances...

NAGICO Super50 Cricket… Barnwell to lead Jaguars

Jan 06, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on NAGICO Super50 Cricket… Barnwell to lead Jaguars

Four players with ODI experience included By Sean Devers The Guyana Jaguars 14-man squad for the 2015 NAGICO Super50 in Trinidad and Tobago was named yesterday and as widely expected DCC seam bowling...

IDB disburses US$13B in loans in 2014 – Bank’s President

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on IDB disburses US$13B in loans in 2014 – Bank’s President

– Caribbean, Latin America growth expected to pick up slightly in 2015 The Caribbean’s economic growth might recover modestly to 2.2 percent in 2015, up from 1.3 percent in 2014, its lowest...

Guyana: Angst, sadness, pessimism in 2014

Jan 06, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on Guyana: Angst, sadness, pessimism in 2014

I love my country but I would be the first to admit that it is an enduring tragedy. I read how pessimistic Francis Fukuyama is about democracy ever coming to Russia and when Fukuyama says so then...

GABBFF looking towards another pumped up year: 2014 was good

Jan 06, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GABBFF looking towards another pumped up year: 2014 was good

While it is regarded as one of the small sports in Guyana, it is a sport that every other sportsman and woman enjoy a little of since training of the muscles is vital to when it comes to keeping in...

US Court rules sentencing to go ahead for Guyana-born politician

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on US Court rules sentencing to go ahead for Guyana-born politician

Albert Baldeo, a Guyana-born, Democratic district leader and candidate for city and state office, who has been fighting jail time after being found guilty in August by a US Court for obstructing...

48 graduate from Guyana Human Development Centre in Corentyne

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on 48 graduate from Guyana Human Development Centre in Corentyne

The Guyana Human Development Centre (GDHC) at Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice was the location of a very big celebration last Friday. Forty-eight students graduated from the Jesuit-run facility in...

HAUL YOURS

Jan 06, 2015 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on HAUL YOURS

In The Middle Passage, V. S Naipaul recounted an incident at a political meeting in the 1960s in New Amsterdam. It was a meeting at which the then opposition politician Forbes Burnham was speaking....

New Approach on Buying HIV Drugs Will Save US$100 Million – PANCAP

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on New Approach on Buying HIV Drugs Will Save US$100 Million – PANCAP

– Pooled Procurement Mechanism to lower price The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is putting into place a new agreement for purchasing HIV medication that will save...

Veteran film director optimistic about local industry

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Veteran film director optimistic about local industry

By Leon Suseran Veteran actor, director, playwright and broadcaster, Ron Robinson is hopeful that Guyana’s film industry can develop further in this New Year. Mr. Robinson, whose acting days began...

Corentyne man gets three years for armed robbery

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Corentyne man gets three years for armed robbery

Dwayne Armstrong, 25, a labourer and father of three of Portuguese Quarters, Corentyne, Berbice was on Friday sentenced to three years in jail by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Albion...

Kaneville attempted robbery/fatal shooting… Cops seek public help to locate alleged gunman

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on Kaneville attempted robbery/fatal shooting… Cops seek public help to locate alleged gunman

Police are seeking help from members of the public to locate a 19-year-old alleged bandit who shot and killed a carpenter during an attempted robbery in Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on August...

GCA enjoyed a fruitful 2014

Jan 06, 2015 KNews Sports Comments Off on GCA enjoyed a fruitful 2014

Despite a number of challenges the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) enjoyed a fruitful 2014. The association staged tournaments for players at all levels where a number of talents were unearthed....

DIDCO’s bankruptcy proceedings nearing end

Jan 06, 2015 KNews News Comments Off on DIDCO’s bankruptcy proceedings nearing end

The winding up proceedings of one of the country’s most recognizable companies, DIDCO Trading, is in its final stages. Several parcels of lands, in New Hope, East Bank Demerara, are in the...

An unfulfilled commitment to resident writers

Jan 06, 2015 KNews Letters Comments Off on An unfulfilled commitment to resident writers

Dear Editor, I see the Guyana Prize for Literature has once again been announced, this time along with the previously postponed second installment of the Caribbean Award component of the Prize. I...

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The PPP is in the grip of the bourgeoisie

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur news- The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) stands at a crossroads. Once the vanguard... more